She stopped in her tracks and listened, but continued to stare ahead. When he finished talking, she slowly turned so that she was facing him again. She hung her head, letting her hair falling into her eyes.
"Ted," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. "I won't avoid you, but please don't go out of your way to spend time with me. I certainly won't be going out of my way to talk to you." She sighed in frustration. Words, expressing emotion... She wasn't good at either of those things.
"But don't think it's because I'm still holding a grudge. I still feel hurt, but that's not it... Knowing all this, knowing the truth... Well, it's not you I worry about--not now at least. It's just that I don't know if I can hurt Sirius like that. He'll feel so betrayed. I can't lose him; he's the only family I have. And Romeo! Romeo hardly likes it when I spend time with Sirius."
Andie lifted her head slightly and took an uncertain step forward. She timidly reached out to place her hand gently on Ted's wrist. Her smile was small and unsure. "Thank you for telling me the truth. And I'm sorry for acting like a jerk about everything. And for crying." She laughed a little bit, wiping at the tears that had begun to dry on her cheeks with her free hand.
She withdrew her hand, blushing slightly at the thought that she would have to edit out that detail when she told Romeo about it. She needed to tell him about the talk though-- she'd already learned her lesson about keeping secrets. She'd have to keep it from Sirius, too. Neither of them would be happy about this in the first place, so it was really just to protect both of them.
"I guess I'll, er, see you around," she said, her cheeks still flushed pink. She waved awkwardly and then turned around quickly. She practically flew up the stairs to her dormitory and shut the door securely behind her.